A Ruby module to simulate key press and key released events?

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I want to create a application that simulates various users but I need this "ghost" users to type on the keyboard, how to I simulate a keypress and keyrealease events on Ruby?

In which environment are you planing on using this application? Browser? Desktop? — polarblau
– polarblau, Commented Jan 12, 2011 at 17:00
In Safari on MacOS X, I found a solution using a module called 'appscript', there is a method for simulate key events, i.e. Appscript.app('System Events').keystroke(' '); simulates a spacebar click event. — Manuel de Leon
– Manuel de Leon, Commented Jan 13, 2011 at 1:30

dwell · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-12 17:08:03Z

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Java has a class called Robot(I think) which simulates stuff like that.You could use JRuby to invoke that. I ever had some testscript somewhere,I'll post it when i find it..but I remember it was really dead simple to do that with that class,you even could move the cursor around ,really funny tough.

answered Jan 12, 2011 at 17:08

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